Why are today’s hackers and tech enthusiasts interested in a little build-it-yourself computer from socialist Yugoslavia? The Galaksija’s unexpected success in 1983 sparked a minor computer revolution, and its influence on the region’s personal computer culture is still evident today…
The radical Ukrainian protest group – FEMEN has been causing a stir around Europe for a while now. After spectacularly bashing the likes of Putin, Berlusconi and Dominique Strauss Khan, protesting outside the Vatican and launching off-shots in the US,…
No Photoshop, no Illustrator, just plain ol’ hand-painted Nazi advertising. Though obviously not as cool as the Soviet One of the issues the Nazi authorities faced with the local population during four years in occupied Belgrade (1941-1945) was how to…
The London girl from Kosovo is Jay Z’s future star. Believe it or not, she’s doing it for her country In today’s world of fame manufacturing, it is not unusual for a record label to build a fan base for…
A+A | Centro Espositivo Sloveno in Venice, Italy welcomes Bosnian artist Ibro Hasanović’s solo exhibition Stories, open until 20 November. The curator Claudia Zini sits down for an espresso with the artist Ibro Hasanović is the winner of the Special…
Two decades later, the Yugoslav monument to yesterday’s bright future has become a haven for weed-smoking teenagers and scientists conducting illegal experiments. Now the state wants to rebuild it “In two years, Silicon Hill in Zvezdara will be a reality”,…
One month before the “Occupy” protests began in New York, artist Damir Niksic decided to occupy the Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, pissed because the authorities announced its closing. We decided to contact Damir to see how…
A little fat and a little deranged, 57 year-old Slovenian Martin Strel swims the Amazon while drinking two bottles of wine a day. He is everything you are not. So why not go with him on a swimming tour? Described…
Did you know that fifty years ago, Yugoslavia was at the forefront of computer-based art? Back in the day, it was a novel idea Beginning in 1961, a group of artists in Zagreb began experimenting with using the computer to…
After a successful premiere at London Design Festival, with more than 9,000 visitors in just four days, the exhibition Silent Revolutions: Contemporary Design in Slovenia is currently on display on Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, Netherlands Bringing more than 25…
The original hipsters: a piece of Yugoslav streetwear history The real hipsters started their journey in ex Yugoslavia. Welcome to 1985 Split, Croatia, the cradle of the hottest legs in the Balkans
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The real Croatian hipsters (Split 1980s) A piece of street history from Split, Croatia 1985 showing a high awareness of popular fashion of the time. Not much different from what...
Bulgarian prom day Yes, prom is that special event in your life when you celebrate the useless years you spent in high school getting drunk, cheating on ma...
A piece of history: Nazi propaganda posters in Serbia during World War II No Photoshop, no Illustrator, just plain ol' hand-painted Nazi advertising. Though obviously not as cool as the Soviet
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